The five men drove for what felt like days.

"Seems the Prince isn't loosing any sleep over this." One of them joked as Noctis tossed slightly.

Noctis was standing along in the dark. "Hello?"

"Clumsy. What were you thinking?" A familiar voice echoed in the darkness. Noctis shot his glances around the pitch black room. A pair of faintly glowing blue eyes and a glowing mark on the neck not far from what would be his face. "Come on, you can't die just yet." He saw himself as a child taking the hand of a shadowed figure and being led away from the light, they walked through the older Noctis. He startled awake at the stopping of the car.

Noctis got out of the car and dumped water on his head, lost in thought, "It couldn't have been… That's impossible."

Cor watched his comrade from a safe distance as the sun set.

Noctis snapped out of it, "We need to set up camp."

The four of them began setting up as Noctis plotted out their next moves. They sat around a small fire, crackling of the trees stirred the young men up. Cloud dropped behind Prompto and placed his hand over his mouth to keep him from screaming out of terror.

Noctis, Cor, Ignis and Gladious all turned to them startled. They all breathed a sigh of relief. Prompto wiggled away, "Why me?!"

Cloud narrowed his eyes, "Keep the skittish one from screaming like a child." Noctis stared at him. "Many good men died, many innocent souls who didn't have to perish. For the sake of what? A crystal. Pathetic." Cloud turned around, "Rest. I will stand guard."

Cor leaned over to Noctis, "How the Hell did he catch us?" Noctis shrugged and continued to plot on the map.

Cloud watched over the nearing valley as the fire reduced to smoldering ash. Noctis stood next to him and folded his arms. "Was it you?"

Cloud looked at him confused, "What? Look, I was fucking with you, I don't actually think you're good looking…"

Noctis tensed up, "You fucking creep!" He pulled back a fist and lunged to punch Cloud.

Cloud caught his punch and released his hand, "Was what me?"

"When I was a kid, I heard a voice calling to me. I almost died." Noctis scratched the back of his head.

Cloud shrugged, "No clue, my friend. Maybe. Maybe not. Look, the last think I remember is a large light just before a final strike. For all I know, I'm an aeon and this is my dream."

Noctis gave a frustrated groan, "Why would I dream of that then… That light? What was it? Just a light?"

Cloud closed his eyes, "I don't know…" He netted his hands and held them behind his head. "I don't know how to explain this… Maybe like a dragon?"

Noctis thought for a while. "Nope, nothing."

Cloud looked up at the night sky, "Whatever, makes no difference… No matter how you flip, it I'm here. And bound by honor… Maybe." Cloud playfully nudged Noctis, "I may as well help you. Explain this world to me."

Noctis looked at him, "Yeah, I suppose that's fair." Noctis sat down on the grassy hill, Cloud placing himself several feet away.

After a long time talking, the sun began to rise and Noctis stretched, "Oh, damnit."

Cloud smiled and slightly winced at the rising sun, "Careful or you'll live up to your namesake." Cloud stood up and stretched.

Prompto was the first to awake and begin packing their belongings. "So, how are we all going to fit?"

Cloud cracked his back and hands, "Don't worry about me."

"Good, because, I wasn't giving up my seat." He said smugly.

Noctis rolled his eyes and shook his head as a smile crept across his face. "Don't worry, Dad, we'll get the crystal back." He thought. Then a different thought crossed his mind as he watched Cloud help get everything packed up. "Or, do we already have one? What the Hell are you?"

The car was loaded and started. Cloud folded his arms and watched them drive off. Ignis watched back, "Will he be alright?"

Noctis slouched down in the car, "Somehow, I feel like he'll be just fine."

Cloud smirked and leaned against a nearby rock getting ready to push off it. He looked up and lunged himself off the boulder shattering it and catching up to the speeding vehicle, jumping and dodging obstacles and cutting down smaller enemies that were in the way of their beginning journey.

Cor watched the way Cloud moved carefully. "I've read about beings like him, coming out of stasis inside of crystals and being more efficient than any weapons. I believe they were called, L'Cie. Although, I don't think any of them have been around for over 250 years. How has one not been found until now?"

"Maybe they're good at hiding? Or only appear when they are ready or found what they're supposed to do?" Prompto shrugged, "Never mind that sounded dumb."

Noctis opened one eye, "No, that makes perfect sense."

Ignis laughed, "We read about them in philosophy and religion, remember, Noctis? I thought it was utter bullshit, but here we are… I guess him being here means we're being watched by the Gods."

Noctis watched his new lethal companion slash his way through enemies and skillfully dodge more obstacles. "If that is what he is, and even if he is such being, we have to hope he's here for us and we're not a means to an end." He folded his arms and closed his eyes getting comfortable once more and drifting to sleep.